Chicago/Neon/Castcraft

AKA Typefounders of Chicago and Type Films of Chicago. Acquired Neon in 1959. Later produced some of the earliest digital fonts under the OPTI label.

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Typefaces:
- Cooper Black (153)
- Gothic (Nesbitt) (21)
- Weiß-Initialen (19)
- Epic & Hollywood / Cinema (14)
- Herkules (13)
- Neuland (13)
- Signal (Berthold) (12)
- Trooper Roman (10)
- Rustic No. 2 (9)
- Columna (6)
- Binder Style (5)
- Corporate (5)
- Smoke (5)
- Braggadocio (4)
- Filmotype Galaxy / Gable / Garfield / Gamma (4)
- OPTI Sport Script (4)
- Pierrot (4)
- Modern Blackletter (3)
- Pacella Barrel & Gemini Biform (3)
- Augustea Open (2)
- Bernhard Schönschrift (2)
- Egmont (2)
- Fantail (2)
- Mandarin (2)
- Nubian (2)
- More…
- Publicity Gothic (2)
- Aggie (1)
- Campanile (1)
- Endowed Jones (1)
- Filmotype Jefferson (1)
- Germanic Sans (1)
- Gill Floriated Capitals (1)
- Grecian (1)
- Howland (1)
- Improvenu Wide (1)
- Matador (1)
- Naudin (1)
- Peking (1)
- Adastra
- Boutique
- Cornered
- Corporate Image
- Filmotype Jiffy
- Filmotype Label
- Margit
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- Less…

Nektar – Journey to the Center of the Eye album art1971

Ernst Steingässer

Contributed by Michael Chabon

Nektar – <cite>Journey to the Center of the Eye</cite> album art

La Canette beer cans2020

une de mai
ForceTreize

Contributed by Une de mai studio

“Alive with pleasure!” Newport ad1983

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

Sponsor

Ginger Root – “Weather” video2019

unknown

Contributed by Jack Grimes

Staff Pick

Daniel Romano(’s Outfit) – Okay Wow album art2020

unknown

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Daniel Romano(’s Outfit) – <cite>Okay Wow</cite> album art

Staff Pick

Coronas Mexican Restaurant, Arroyo Grandec. 2015

unknown

Photo(s) by Frank Grießhammer on Flickr.

Guides Of Bhutan2019

Aki Guerineau

Contributed by Aki Guerineau

Staff Pick

Germs Make Me Sick! by Melvin Berger; 1985, 1995, 2015 editionsc. 1985

Marylin Hafner

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff

<cite>Germs Make Me Sick!</cite> by Melvin Berger; 1985, 1995, 2015 editions

Fermé2020

Anjela Freyja

Contributed by Anjela Freyja

Frank Ocean – Channel Orange2012

Thomas Mastorakos
Aaron Martinez
Phil Toselli

Contributed by Koray

Frank Ocean – <cite>Channel Orange</cite>

New Mimeo Revolution2019

Chiara Schwarz

Contributed by Dingpress

Staff Pick

Famous Trees title page, Dropmore Press1952

Dropmore Press

Photo(s) by mikeyashworth on Flickr.

Puff-N-Fluff dog dryerc. 2012

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

The Playboy Club city matchbook coversc. 1972

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Staff Pick

Little Richard’s Grooviest 17 Original Hits! album art1968

Burt Andersen

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1968)1968

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

Pussyz rolling papersc. 2020

Oscar Torrans

Contributed by Will Sonner

hoch, tief, durch 20192019

Chiara Schwarz
Dingpress
Janine Wichmann

Contributed by Dingpress

Staff Pick

Valérie Čižmárová singles (Supraphon, 1977–1981)c. 1977

Antonín Krčmář
Petr Kořínek

Contributed by Christopher Bentley

Valérie Čižmárová singles (Supraphon, 1977–1981)

Hawaii’s Greatest Hits – Prince Kalua and The Tropical Islanders1963

unknown

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“Flavor so fresh you’ll drink it dry!” ad by Holland House1968

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

More Than Magic2019

Collins

Contributed by helvetica bold

Hellum Partylichtc. 1975

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

“Be In” poster1967

Peter Max

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Ranwood Records logo1968

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Kerstmis by Dick Brunac. 1963

Dick Bruna

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Mr. Pickwick Christmas EPsc. 1970

Ben Mahan

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

Star Wars Christmas cards (1977)1977

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Clip Books of Line Art, Volk (1977)1977

Harry Volk Jr. Art Studio

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Staff Pick

“What’s Arnold Palmer doing on a Bolens Husky?” ad, Bolens logo (1967)1967

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice movie posters and soundtrack1969

Farmlett, Barsanti & Associates

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Montrose – Warner Bros. Presents Montrose! album art1975

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Montrose – <cite>Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!</cite> album art

Bruce Lee Lives: The Fall Of Hong Kong Palace1989

The Software Toolworks

Contributed by tabmok99

<cite>Bruce Lee Lives: The Fall Of Hong Kong Palace</cite>

that man loves1967

Corita Kent

Contributed by Stephen Coles

Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album art, movie poster and merchandise2019

AWGE
Kanye West
Cactus Plant Flea Market

Contributed by Ciarán Crawley

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– Die Sechs Streichquartette album art1973

unknown

Contributed by Nick Sherman

Juilliard Streichquartett, Béla Bartók ‎– <cite>Die Sechs Streichquartette</cite> album art

Q✻bert1982

Contributed by tabmok99

Einai to kati pou menei – Tolis Voskopoulos1977

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

La prodigieuse aventure des plantes (1981), L’Aventure des plantes (1982)c. 1981

unknown
Jacques Leroux

Contributed by Pierre Brossard

<cite>La prodigieuse aventure des plantes</cite> (1981), <cite>L’Aventure des plantes</cite> (1982)

Emmanuelle (1974) U.S. movie posters1975

Philip Gips

Contributed by Chiara Gall

<cite>Emmanuelle</cite> (1974) U.S. movie posters

The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography1860

Thaddeus Davids & Co.

Contributed by David Jonathan Ross

<cite>The History of Ink, Including Its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography</cite>

Staff Pick

Het Bandenboekje/Het Frame-boekjec. 1944

Drukkerij De Globe

Contributed by Matthijs Sluiter

Staff Pick

Hymns by The Mariners1956

Robert J. Velde

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Tears For Fears1985

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Planet P – Planet P Project1983

Richard Seireeni
George Snow

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Children’s Jokes And Riddlesc. 1965

Photo(s) by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr.

Acoustic Control Corporation amplifiers1967

unknown

Contributed by Garrison Martin

Staff Pick

No Deposit – No Return1970

Contributed by Ezra Fike

Post Frosted Rice Krinkles (1972)c. 1972

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Waiting On A Song by Dan Auerbach2017

Perry Shall

Contributed by Garrison Martin

<cite>Waiting On A Song</cite> by Dan Auerbach

KFC: AFC–ZFC outdoor ad campaign2019

Mother Design

Contributed by Thiago

Aviation and space travel coin sets by Shellc. 1970

unknown
Danbury Mint

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Aldous Huxley paperbacks, Harper & Row1972

Emanuel Schongut

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

Staff Pick

Cowboys & Colored People – Flip Wilson1967

Loring Eutemey

Contributed by David Chathas

<cite>Cowboys & Colored People</cite> – Flip Wilson

“Big Lang at BYU” magazine illustration2017

Brigham Young University

Contributed by Darden Studio

EIMI – E. E. Cummings (Covici Friede, 1933)1933

Samuel A. Jacobs

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>EIMI</cite> – E. E. Cummings (Covici Friede, 1933)

Staff Pick

Schreibschrift, Zierschrift und angewandte Schrift, Klinkhardt & Biermann adc. 1955

Klinkhardt & Biermann

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Schreibschrift, Zierschrift und angewandte Schrift</cite>, Klinkhardt & Biermann ad

Ordre et progrès – Orval Carlos Sibelius2017

Le Groupe ³
Johann Lhuillery / pxlcrp

Contributed by Pauline Nuñez

<cite>Ordre et progrès</cite> – Orval Carlos Sibelius

Staff Pick

Larousse Gastronomique (Crown)1961

unknown

Contributed by Florian Hardwig

<cite>Larousse Gastronomique</cite> (Crown)

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